喜樂美語
  1. 1a/rɪˈlaɪəbəl/可靠的

    Able to be trusted to do what you need, or to work well every time.

    「reliable」形容「可以信賴、每次都不會讓你失望」的人或東西——朋友很 reliable，就是說好會做到、不放你鴿子；車子很 reliable，就是每次都發得動。可以想成 rely（依靠）＋ able，「可以依靠的」。相反是 unreliable。

    示範例句 · Example

    Sam is a reliable friend — if he says he'll help, he always does.

    中文翻譯Sam 是一個可靠的朋友——如果他說他會幫忙，他總是會做到。

    常見搭配

    • a reliable source

      可靠的來源

      a person or place giving information you can trust

      Always check the facts with a reliable source.

    • a reliable friend

      可靠的朋友

      a friend you can always count on

      A reliable friend keeps every promise.

    • highly reliable

      非常可靠

      very trustworthy or dependable

      The new phone is highly reliable and rarely breaks.

    意思相反

    unreliableundependable

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From rely + -able.

由 rely 加上 -able 組成。

Wiktionary

Picture leaning your weight on something and it not giving way — this time, and the next time, and the time after that. Reliable is not about being excellent once; it is about the same result showing up every time you need it.

可以想成：你把重量靠上去，它沒有塌——這一次沒有，下一次也沒有，再下一次還是沒有。reliable 講的不是某一次表現特別好，而是每次你需要它的時候，結果都一樣。這也是為什麼它可以形容人，也可以形容車子、資料或機器。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

more reliable most reliable

意思相反

unreliableundependable

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

reliableadj/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/

  • 1

    Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy

    • a reliable witness to the truth of the miracles
    • the best means, and the most reliable pledge, of a higher object
  • 2

    computingengineeringmathematicsSuch that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.

reliablenoun/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/

  • 1

    Something or someone reliable or dependable

    • the old reliables

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。